GLOBE STARS in Japan

17 October 1997

Japan officially joined the GLOBE program in 1995 and, to date, 21 schools have been identified to participate in GLOBE. In addition, many of the Japanese GLOBE students are part of a national environmental program for young people called Junior Eco Clubs. Over 35,000 students belong to Junior Eco Clubs. In these clubs, young people learn about their environment and how best to take care of it. Seven Junior Eco Clubs have joined GLOBE.

A newspaper in Japan, The Yamanashi Nichinichi Shibun, published a story about the GLOBE activities of students in the Yamanashi Prefecture, a region near Mt. Fuji. The students, featured in the article, are members of the Koufu Junior Eco Club, the Eco Club Oshino, and the Sudama Junior Eco Club. Students began their GLOBE activities by measuring air temperature and water pH in a nearby river. They will be using GLOBEMail to compare their data with Japanese GLOBE students in Istabashi City (pictured here), Fukuoka City, and all over the world.

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